Electrical device cover
AssigneeHubbell Incorporated
InventorsMarcus J. Shotey, Edgar W. Maltby, Jeffrey P. Baldwin, Richard L. Cleghorn, Andre Baca, Kenneth C. Booth
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Abstract
An electrical device cover configured for mounting over an electrical device comprises a frame including a frame channel and an frame opening. The frame opening is defined by at least four sides and is large enough to receive at least one electrical device. A sliding tab comprising a screw channel is provided, the sliding tab is slidably coupled with the frame channel and is slideable to a closed position in which the screw channel at least partially surrounds a box mounting screw of the at least one electrical device.
Claims20
An electrical device cover configured for mounting over an electrical device, the electrical device cover comprising:
- a frame comprising a frame channel and an frame opening, the frame opening defined by at least four sides, the frame opening large enough to receive at least one electrical device;
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- a sliding tab comprising a screw channel, the sliding tab slidably coupled with the frame channel and slideable to a closed position in which the screw channel at least partially surrounds a box mounting screw of the at least one electrical device, said sliding tab having a locking clip extending from a side of said sliding tab and configured to engage said frame adjacent said frame channel.
An electrical device cover configured for mounting over an electrical device, the electrical device cover comprising:
- a frame having a first end wall and a second end wall opposite said first end wall, and side walls defining a frame opening with a dimension to receive at least one electrical device, said first end wall having an outwardly facing opening and an open channel;
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- a first sliding tab being slidably coupled with said channel and slideable to a closed position where said first sliding tab is positioned between an electrical box and a yoke of the at least one electrical device for coupling said electrical device cover to the electrical box and at least one electrical device.
A method of installing an electrical device cover, the method comprising:
- placing a first sliding tab at a first end of a frame behind a yoke of an electrical device;
- aligning a screw channel on the sliding tab slidably mounted in the frame with a mounting screw of the electrical device;
- sliding the sliding tab toward the mounting screw to a position where the screw channel at least partially surrounds the mounting screw and sliding the sliding tab into an outwardly facing a first channel of the frame to position the sliding tab between an electrical box and the yoke of the electrical device;
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- tightening the mounting screw against the sliding tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.